[HenryBemis]

You are reversing it. We didn't go to the moon to create/improve hearing aids.

But it was an effort that cost X amount of dollars, and since then it has helped 20-50-100 (?) million people globally to have a better life, go shopping, talk with friends and loved ones, listen to music, etc.

Not everything is about being profitable on day1. But if we do put a price tag to everything.. think of the jobs/profits/dividends/taxes created by the "hearing aids" industries. We now have 20-50-100 (?) million people that are 'more' integrated to society. That generates money to recover the 'losses' of the moon efforts.

https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/industry-reports/hea...

-The global hearing aids market size was $6.47bn in 2020.

If you run this number for the past 30-40-50 years, it adds up. And now add the $bn that the (hearing aids) users contribute to the global economy by integrating more/better to society.

I see this as a win-win. We explored the moon. We improved people's lives here on earth.